Tried to open bank account with false utility bill - News - Roscommon Herald
By Staff reporter · Roscommon Herald · 9 June 2026
The case came before Roscommon District Court
A 49-year-old woman pleaded guilty at Roscommon District Court to a fraud offence.
Maria José Pereira Souza, with an address at Over Talk Shack Apt 2, Roscommon, pleaded guilty to using a false Bord Gais utility bill to try and open a bank account.
The offence happened on December 30th, 2024, at her address.
Giving evidence, Sergeant Enda Daly said that the accused was using the document to attempt to open a Bank of Ireland account, and that this was detected by the bank.
Judge James Faughnan asked were there not a lot of these types of cases, and Sgt Daly replied that he was aware of a few.
The judge said he wished to get to the bottom of these cases and adjourned the matter until July.
Reporting by Staff reporter for Roscommon Herald, funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme. Republished by News Room under the scheme’s reuse permission.
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